Inside Harold Lloyd's 45,000 sqft Beverly Hills Mansion
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Step into the golden age of Hollywood and uncover the lavish estate of silent film legend Harold Lloyd. From his rise to fame in the silent film era to the creation of his sprawling Beverly Hills mansion, Greenacres, explore how this comedic genius crafted a fairytale world unlike any other. Join us as we delve into Lloyd's life, his unparalleled career, and the hidden secrets of his 45,000 square foot masterpiece.
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WOW! I can't believe that his Mansion (for the most part..) still stands intact.. in California!!! That's practically unheard of!! It must be a pretty special place!!🥳🥳🥳
The owner is Ronald Burkle, the billionaire supermarket magnate. I've visited Green Acres a few times, as Ronald was a friend of a friend. The interior and exterior of the home is exactly the same today as is shown in the video. Ronald Burkle also purchased Neverland Ranch.
Harold Lloyd was not just a great comedian. He was a prolific inventor, and investor. He was as smart as they come. He invested heavily in Southern California real estate and the oil lands of the L.A. area. Those oil contracts are still producing revenue to this day. He invented many machines and film processes that are still used in film making to this day. He was a fascinating man.
Harold Lloyd was always better than his contemporary comedians. His home is fantastic and I want to thank you for bringing this to us.
Glad to hear that the house survived, and very happy to know that he was a Shriner.😊
...and he was a 33° Scottish Rite Mason, too. 🌿
@@Austin8thGenTexanwhat so good about that ?
@@Austin8thGenTexanWhat is the significance of that?
Evil Shriner = loser
Always liked Lloyd. He was 100 years ahead of his time. With a modern suit, he could fit in anywhere as a business tycoon. Very handsome and contemporary looking.
After Harold's death, when a reporter went through the mansion, he said it was like Sunset Boulevard. His clothes still hung in the closet, and nothing had been updated. Even the kitchen appliances were the originals.
Thanks for posting this wonderful video of Harold Lloyd's mansion.
Harold Lloyd was a kindly genius and gentleman whose attributes reflected well on the silver screen. Green Acres was perfectly constructed and cast as a home you’d expect to be his. Magnificent and bright, full of all the amenities that one would expect in his home. The scene with the clock was shot in real life, he was his own stuntman. Thank you, Ken for this video. I have always thought that the two most incredible comedic actors of that period were Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. Both did their own stunts. Incredible!
Yes I’ve had to climb up ten storeys to change the batteries in that clock a few times. It was a similar experience.
Wonderful tribute, very well done.
I think that Harold Lloyd was funnier than Charlie Chaplin. I would highly recommend to anyone who hasn't seen his movies to watch them. Hilarious!
Charlie will always be #1
Totally agree!
Agree to disagree, they're both fantastic in their own way.
@@jennifurzoe1302 They and Buster Keaton were unparalleled. Not dissing Charlie, but I had watched a bunch of his movies after seeing Harold Lloyd and most weren't as funny, although The Great Dictator and Modern Times are true classics.
I know it's debatable, but I like Lloyd, Chaplin and Keaton because they each had different personalities, styles and approaches to film making. But if pressed I would have to put Lloyd as #1 for the mere fact that he is relatable kind of middle class character. Then Chaplin would be number 2 (for the Great Dictator alone) and finally Keaton for "The General" and "Steamboat Bill". Keaton also had the longest career of the 3 from 1920 to 1966.
Wow! That is the most beautiful place you've shown yet! 🤩 He was a great comedian. He always makes me amazed and amused.
My friends parents moved to Realto in the late 50s from Iowa and moved his Shriner membership to the Los Angeles shrine and was a member when Harold was Potentate.
He was quite the photographer too
Greenacres was also owned for a time by Ted Field, heir of Marshall Field, the Chicago department store baron.
And bought by the genius behind Ralph's markets, Ron Berkle, who invited Bill Clinton to dinner.
@@archiegoodwinjrRonald Berkle owns Neverland Ranch. He was the business partner of my boss at the time. He dumped Bill Clinton as a friend due to Bill's ongoing scandals and embarrassing social behavior.
What a beautiful house and grounds! I have seen it in many movies and tv shows. Especially that long cascading fountain ! I read that he had a room just for that giant christmas tree that was permanently decorated!
How do You think they were able to build this lavish estate in only one year? That is truly larger than life. food for thought
Thank You and much Love
I fell in love with this estate when it was featured in 1976’s “Death At Love House”, with Robert Wagner & Kate Jackson. I thought it the most amazing place! The grounds were also used in the 1973 film “Westworld”. So glad the home is still thriving.
The home is old world glamour. And intact is the architectural integrity of this magnificent home. I've visited for parties a few times.
And it was used in the movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Because of the movie Death at Love House I keep thinking of this as the home of the glamourous Lorna Love. Even though that was just a character played by Marianna Hill.
So glad this splendid home has been preserved, even though the beautiful gardens have been destroyed, alas. This was sold in 1975 for only $1,600,000!!!
I was at the Mansion in the late 70's or early 80's delivering plumbing supplies to a contractor, the place had been bought and was going through a massive renovation, I had been to other mansions before but I could not believe how big it was,got a pretty good tour of the place 😮,it was awesome! 😎❤
Is it privately owned now?
@@namvet1968 some doctor I think? 🤔
It's great that his house is still standing. Harold was big into 3D photography back in the 50's. He took many great shots of Marilyn Monroe in 3D! 'Safety Last' is a total classic movie. Best seen in a theatre on a big screen. Even now, a hundred years later, there are some scenes you almost have to look away from. And people who are really afraid of heights... don't bother trying to watch it!
It's at it's best in a theater with a good 35mm print. Digital projection somehow removes something.
You didn't mention that Harold Lloyd was an early adopter of high-fidelity sound equipment. Lloyd was said to play music at such volumes gold filigree would flake from the ceiling and fall like snow.
His silent films are still entertaining, sweet and very clever. The camera loved him.
Tween Harold and Buster were my fav stars during the silent movie era . Definitely kept out of trouble unlike Charlie
the pool had an underground viewing area so you could see people swim.
Thank you for sharing a very nice actor.😊
The fact that his mansion is still around HAS to be some sort of miracle ! I mean, if they're destroying Betty White's beloved home, they'd destroy anyone's!
This sounds so lovely.
At 8:24 that is one nice pool, looks maybe 40x80 feet....
Great watch. Thanks for your time, work and posting.
Thankfully, one of these grand estates survives.
We should not have to find a need to compare him to others. They were all very special. Some old talk shows had him on TV. He was rock solid then, too. A special person.
Good report Ken. An impressive property for an actor who never seemed to be ostentatious.
Very informative.❤
I love both the estate and the house! Very liveable.
Wow, I've been to this home a few times when it was owned by billionaire Ronald Burkle, the supermarket magnate. He was my bosses business partner. The home is old world Hollywood, beyond gorgeous. Ronald, the owner showed me his glass encased collections, including music memorabilia and Michael Jacksons embellished glove which he purchased for 1 million. Ronald also now owns Neverland Ranch.
Wonderful episode, thank you!
The ending of Frankenstein's Daughter, which co-starred Harold Lloyd Jr, was shot at the pool on Harold Lloyd's estate.
I recall around 2011 I looked up the sales history of his Hancock Park house and found someone bought it in 1970 -71 for $60,000. That house is probably worth around $5 million now.
Barbara Rush recently passed away in her 90s and she owned and lived in this house
@@califdad4The home was owned by Ronald Berkle during the 2000's and likely still is. I knew Ronald Berkle during that time and have visited the home.
@@pinkaholic09 wasn't Barbara Rush married to him? She just recently died in her 90s
@@califdad4 No. Ronald Berkle is in his early 60's, I believe.
@@califdad4 It would be surprising to me that Ronald sold the home. But he did purchase Neverland Ranch so perhaps he offloaded some real estate as so often happens.
what a lovely
mansion
I already subscribe to your channel however, I had to send a bit more $ for this episode. I love love your backstories to these magnificent homes. Your story telling is amazing , captivating, & fun. Keep up the good work!,
Thank you so much for the support! Every Super Thanks helps me make more videos like this one. I’m so glad you enjoyed it, cheers!
-Ken
Absolutely love ❤️ this man!! What a creative genius and a wonderfully compassionate human being. He was positively brilliant!
"Speedy" is a fun watch where he drives Babe Ruth to the ballpark ! His 3D photography was ahead of his time. Many starlets and even nudes. He was a true genius and one of the great talents of his day.
Love the House !
I live in Benedict Canyon. There is a great book called the legendary homes of Beverly Hills that has some photos too.
Thanks!
Harold lloyd, was my dad's favorite comdian. My dad was 8 yrs old when my dad saw him in reels. My dad laughed his head off at the antics and comic relief ge got fro. Mr. Lloyd. I think he was on par with Charlie Chaplain, during the start of motion pictures. Today, in reruns, they are making a new generation laugh!
Actress Barbara Rush was the most recent owner of Greenacres, Rush passed earlier this year.
Greenacres appeared in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film _Commando_ . The estate, including the interior, can be seen in several episodes of _Dynasty_ where it served as the Moldavian Summer Palace.
My favorite silent film star! I have all of his films on DVD
I have been a subscriber for quite some time. I did enjoy this video also. But being an admirer of vintage and not so vintage Automobiles, I was also intrigued by the Automobile in the opening photo.
there is this incredible film he made as a talky which had me in stitches ... I cannot remember the name of it ... but its worth looking for in his library of films ...
The Milky Way?
As a carpenter I worked on Clark Gables Mansion down in Palm Beach FL. the mansion had a beautiful stage with seating and a hidden hole in the wall for a film reel to reel camera. We never did find any film reels hidden in the walls.
Loved Harold. Have been a fan for years!
"An unparalleled master of comedic timing?" That would come as news to Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, and others, whose timing was just as good.
Thanks for the history, Ken!
At 12, I was introduced to b + w movies with Buster Keaton. Maybe he had a famous home?
Just great thank you
I love the music room
The grounds at Green Acres was stunning.
Alas, they were destroyed when the land was subdivided when the house was sold in 1975.
@@LaurenceDay-d2p Time marches on.
@@LaurenceDay-d2p In a real estate sale in some places, the land can be more (a lot more) valuable than the house.
@@RayJorg The land is always more valuable than the house, which is why homeowner insurance is reasonable in most cases; houses can be ruined/burned, but the land isn't going anywhere and needs no insurance.
ANother great one, thanks as always! Any idea who owns the estate today? Glad it's still extant, I only hope its current residents haven't altered it too much. This is an extraordinarily graceful home indeed, frankly I find it superior to even Hearst Castle from what you showed us. And it certainly beats the Spelling Monstrosity...and of course, that THE ONE abomination, ROFL. Can't wait for the next one!
The building where Harold Lloyd filmed the clock scene still there downtown L.A. now empty, and in poor shape but still there. The scene was an optical illusion Lloyd was never in any danger.
I've seen the behind the scenes photo of the Clock scene, it showed a large platform about 4 feet below him just out of camera shot. Still, I saw the film first before I learned of the platform, and me being afraid of heights was petrified. lol
@@stuartm6069 It had the same effect on me, I thought Lloyd is the toughest or dumbest guy in the world, the dumb one was me.
While he wasn't 10 stories up, many of those stunts really were dangerous and insurance companies wouldn't allow them today
@@sallyjune4109 Of course everything has an element of danger, but that can be mitigated. If you haven't yet there are some channels on RUclips that shows how the illusion was done, very clever.
where do you get all the pictures and videos
That was a beautiful house! I'm sure it has been modernized, but that it still exists in southern California is almost a miracle.
No it is not modernized. It has remained 100% historic down to every last detail which is what the homeowner wants. The interior is not over decorated either. It looks just like pictured in the video.
This is a fascinating house. Appears both grand and relaxed at the same time. Sumner Spaulding's work as an Architect would continue into the post war period including a modern house completed and published in the Case Study Program in the later 1940's.
Why censor the word “bomb” is RUclips that strict? It took me too long to figure out that was the word 😂
Nice property layout
Funny, the movie with the clock that eventually gives way, I always thought was a Buster Keaton movie. Then again, I only saw that portion and I was very VERY young. 😮
Stunning Estate!
I'm glad that the house still stands.
What car is that in the thumbnail?
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer
Two Rolls Royces -
Likely 1920's Phantom 1's.
@@ThisHouse thanks, I realized it looked familiar, it turns out the car from the Scarface video game was based off of it
Luckily the home has been saved and hopefully it stays saved, not like what Los Angeles has let happen to Pickfair and all the other historic homes. Beautiful home for a beautiful guy that made everyone laugh for so many many years. RIP Harold you will NEVER be forgotten !!
The prosthetic glove was acquired through Sam Goldwyn, previously a glove buyer/salesman.
awesome
You only showed 90 year old photos of the interior. The Harold Lloyd Greenacres estate has been used in countless films inside and out in television movies and shows. IMDB has 32 interior/exterior location shoots, everything from Dynasty and Columbo to Westworld and Commando.
The property may as well have been a mini neverland ranch with all the amenities that were onsite….
This house was used in the film Commando and Beverly Hills Cop
Actress Barbara Rush owned and lived in the house at the time of her death in March 2024.
His Palm Springs home recently sold.
This looks like the house used in the movie "Peeper"
Keep your eye on TCM who will play his pictures along with Chaplin & Keaton.
The estate is reminiscent of the movie "Sunset Boulevard"
45,000 square feet? That is a huge crib.
I’ve been a major Harold Lloyd fan ever since I discovered him as a kid from a 1970s special highlighting his beautiful home. Unfortunately, your documentary spends more time discussing his life and career than his home, which might be expected if the documentary was titled “Harold Lloyd: His Life and Career”. While it may be necessary to give a few important facts about Lloyd for those unfamiliar with him, a documentary billed as “Inside Harold Lloyd’s mansion” should be 80-90% about his home; otherwise, it comes off as disingenuous clickbait. Also, the narration needs work. Every sentence has the exact same cadence and gets rather tedious. On a positive note, I appreciate that you are providing information about this great artist and his magnificent home.
I didn’t know Harold Lloyd rolled like that. He had Charlie Chaplin money! I always thought he was second fiddle to Chaplin man, was I wrong.
Lloyd kept control of his films and also invested.
I'm curious to know who were some of the subsequent owners or residents
The *GOLDEN* age 🪄
Lloyd's creative exuberance and love of fantasy remind me of Michael Jackson.
I always preferred Harold Lloyd to Chaplin or Keaton. His mansion must have been a dreamworld
Is it known how much his Green Acres Estate cost him?
Buster Keaton , Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd in this order.
Is this the same house that was used as the bigtime movie producer's home in The Godfather?
Like my place only smaller.
Did anyone else notice that this was the mansion of the Hollywood tycoon in the godfather.
Did he live in the estate until he died ?!
7:45 You mentioned his charity but not his freemasonry?
He looks like Stephen Colbert, but Lloyd was actually funny.
No one needs a 45,000 sq ft mansion.
Harold Lloyd and his wife Mildred very soon after moving in said to themselves, "What have we done?" I read that the first night they spent together alone in the house they rode the elevator repeatedly up and down because they found it to be the only truly cozy spot in the house.
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The people that owned the house after he died, couldn't maintain the maintenance of the house. A business man bought it and split the lots and sold them. Made a record killing in profit. Too bad the owners didn't have good business acumen.
Sorry, it was his son who was gay.
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Huge mark against Lloyd is that he was a member of Joe McCarthy's Hollywood Committee, and so was his son. Not good people.
I really liked his movies. And he seemed pike a very intelligent man. And he was better than Charlie Chaplin
Does anyone wish for another narrator 😩
3:43 Way to redact history
can't figure out whats under there either, huh?